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Speed Costs Money……
Speed costs money, how fast do ya wanna go With the election upon us, it seems as if everyone now wants to buy, buy, buy firearms and gear…
Read articleBrand Loyalty, Bias, and Being Dumb
Brand loyalty is a strong influence on people’s attempt to find the best option. Ford vs Chevy, Coke vs Pepsi, we all have our preferences. Is it safe…
Read articleMilwaukee Police S&W M&P Frame Issue: 2016 Memo
A historical Milwaukee Police Department memo documents small cracks observed in the polymer overmolding of some S&W M&P frames, the reported manufacturer response, testing, and monitoring.
Read articleMission Planning For SWAT Teams
It is no surprise that a lot of SWAT teams use the Military five point operations order for mission planning. There are many similarities and SMEAC (Situation, Mission,…
Read articleWomen, Wardrobes, and Concealed Carry
Sara Westman explains how women can evaluate concealed-carry clothing, holsters, belts, body shape, and safety without assuming an entirely new wardrobe is mandatory.
Read articleMag-Pods For Gen 2 Pmags
I had been seeing these for some time and thought they were interesting. I also wondered and worried about whether they would stay on the magazines with rough…
Read articleWeapon System Visual Signature Reduction aka “spray painting your rifle”
“(Camouflage) is the use of materials and techniques to hide, blend, disguise, decoy, or disrupt the appearance of military targets and/or their backgrounds” – Army ATTP 3-34.39, Camouflage,…
Read articlePoint Shooting According To Roland
Point shooters practice using “muscle memory” to consistently repeat gun alignment to make shots. Through enough reps even a broken watch is right twice a day. But because…
Read articleNicKydex AIWB Roland Holster Review
***UPDATE 12/10/2019 – We have received multiple reports of slow to nonexistent follow up on orders. Use at your own risk.*** Before we begin, let’s set some baselines…
Read articleHard work, Dedication, & Study Needed
Buying a gun is not the same as pulling the proverbial sword from the stone; it invokes nothing more than what it is; a device of varied quality…
Read articleOverwatch Precision TAC Flat Face Trigger Review
Before we begin, let’s set some baselines to see if this review will be relevant to you. This was not a scientific, standards based, control group study.…
Read articleSOLGW: The Final Thoughts Part 2
So here is where I’m going to break down the rounds that I fired through the gun during the review. One important thing to note is, I fired…
Read articleSOLGW: The Final Thoughts Part 1
So……about 6 months ago P&S was contacted by Michael Mihalski, who owns Sons of Liberty Gun Works, about reviewing one of his turnkey rifles, cause unlike most manufacturers,…
Read articleA Pro-gun Primer on Anti-gun Debate, Part 3 of 3
By Aaron Moyer Welcome back to our three-part series on anti-gun debate, and thanks for sticking with me so far! In Part 1, we discussed the goals of…
Read articleA Pro-gun Primer on Anti-gun Debate, Part 2 of 3
By Aaron Moyer And we’re back with Part 2 of our three-part series on anti-gun debate. In Part 1 , we discussed the goals of this series and the…
Read articleA Pro-gun Primer on Anti-gun Debate, Part 1 of 3
By Aaron Moyer As a politically-involved civilian firearms owner, I’ve been in many debates about the role of guns in American society. Every time this happens, I find…
Read articleReal Threats To Our 2nd Amendment
We don’t do political posts on Primary & Secondary. In case anyone wonders, we are extremely Pro 2nd Amendment. A majority of the staff are current or former…
Read articleNINE PRINCIPALS OF WAR AND HOW THEY RELATE TO LE SWAT OPERATIONS
Credit is typically given to Clausewitz for the modern principals of war. I will attempt to break these down as they relate to LE SWAT missions. I did…
Read articleThe Sig Sauer P320 RX Review
Editor’s Update: September 2026 Historical context: This review documents a 2016 P320 RX package and an early-production Romeo1 test optic. Its pricing, configuration, and product comparisons reflect that…
Read articleSOLGW Carbine Final Assessment With Matt Shockey
Matt Shockey provides his final assessment of the Sons of Liberty Gun Works carbine evaluated for Primary & Secondary, with context for interpreting a long-term rifle review.
Read articleLow Ready / High Ready Again
I recently read an article that was espousing the benefits of high ready over low ready. Within the article the author stated that one explanation for high ready…
Read articleRadical Firearms/Primary & Secondary
After hearing from our reviewer Shockey that Radical Firearms had visited his place of employment I felt it necessary to inform our readers as to why our review…
Read articleSentinel Concepts Practical Urban Carbine 6/11-6/12 Part Four
This is part four and the final installment of my AAR of Steve Fisher’s inaugural course. The rest of the series can be found at https://primaryandsecondary.com/articles/. Day two…
Read article“Candid and Unbiased”
Primary & Secondary was founded with the purpose of providing current and accurate information to people that need it. Based on our mission this write up is necessary…
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